METHODS FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20130273842A1
• Filed: 12/27/2011
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo (United States), Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Guo, Xiaobing
• Granted Patent: US 9,839,057 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method for exchanging information between electronic devices, and an electronic device. The method includes at a first electronic device: determining that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after receiving the request; acquiring an information area with respect to the request, and selecting area data corresponding to the information area; and after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establishing a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmitting the area data over the communication connection. After coming into contact with the second electronic device, the electronic device equipped with the touch screen, as the first electronic device, may establish and perform data transmission with the second electronic device. Compared with the conventional methods that require transmission via mobile communication or 3G communication, the present disclosure can reduce cost for the user of the electronic device, and provide more diversified services and higher transmission bandwidth

Claims

1. A method for exchanging information between electronic devices, comprising at a first electronic device:

determining that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after receiving the request;

acquiring an information area with respect to the request, and selecting area data corresponding to the information area; and

after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establishing a to communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmitting the area data over the communication connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing a communication connection with the second electronic device comprises:

establishing a point-to-point network connection with the second electronic device as the communication connection;

or

establishing a first network connection with a server that has a second network connection with the second electronic device, wherein the first and second network connections form the communication connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

the request for exchanging information corresponds to a condition that at least one contact action from the second electronic device occurs, and the contact action is valid;

or

the request for exchanging information corresponds to a condition that a trigger operation is performed on a predetermined component of the second electronic device, and the trigger operation is valid;

or

the request for exchanging information corresponds to an electronic signal from the second electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein determining that the contact action is valid comprises:

determining that at least one contact action is applied to the first electronic device, and a pressure exerted by the contact action on a touch screen of the first electronic device reaches a preset value.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the first electronic device is provided with a touch screen on which there are a plurality of information areas,

selecting area data corresponding to the information area comprises:

when a valid contact action is applied to one of the information areas, acquiring area data contained in the information area;

or

after a valid contact action is applied to one of the information areas, acquiring area data that are selected within a predetermined time period before or after occurrence of the valid contact action.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising before establishing the communication connection with the second electronic device:

generating, by the first electronic device, a first event of information exchange request, and recording a first time when the first event occurs;

generating, by the second electronic device, a second event of information exchange request and a touch event, and recording a second time when the second event and the touch event occur, wherein the touch event refers to an event generated when a touch action is performed on a touch screen of the second electronic device;

comparing the first time with the second time, and determining to establish a communication connection between the first and second electronic devices when the result of the comparison indicates that the first and second times are matched.

7. An electronic device comprising:

a detection unit configured to determine that a request for exchanging information from a second electronic device is valid, after the electronic device receives the request;

a data selection unit configured to acquiring an information area with respect to the request, and select area data corresponding to the information area; and

a communication connection unit configured to, after or at the same time of the selection of the area data, establish a communication connection with the second electronic device, and transmit the area data over the communication connection.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the communication connection unit comprises:

a point-to-point connection module configured to establish, as the communication connection, a point-to-point network connection with the second electronic device;

or

a network connection module configured to establish a first network connection with a server which has a second network connection with the second electronic device, wherein the first and second network connections form the communication connection.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the electronic device is provided is with a touch screen on which there are a plurality of information areas,

the data selection unit comprises a selection execution module configured to,

when at least one contact action occurs on the electronic device, and the valid contact action is particularly performed on one of the information areas on the touch screen, acquire area data contained in the information area, or

after a valid contact action occurs on one of the information areas, acquire area data that are selected within a predetermined time period before or after the occurrence of the valid contact action.

10. The electronic device of claim 7, further comprising an information exchange request event unit configured to,

before the establishment of the communication connection with the second electronic device, generate a first event of information exchange request, records a first time when the first event is generated;

compare the first time with a second time, and determine to establish a communication connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device when the result of the comparison indicates that the first and second times are matched;

wherein the second time is obtained by the second electronic device generating a second event of information exchange request and a touch event, and recording a second time when the second event and the touch even are generated, wherein the touch event refers to an event generated when a touch action is performed on a touch screen of the second electronic device.